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'Letters .Patent No. 77,011, dated April 21, 1868.

IMPROVEMENT IN MAcEINE ronl DEErnEIN-e- Woot;v oorroN, at.

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TO ALL .WHOM IT MAYCONOERN Be itlznoivn that I, ALEXANDER Josnrn DEnU,of Hesy, in the Kingdom of Belgium, have .invented cer-V .tain nevv anduseful Improvements -in Machinery for Preparing WooLCotton, and othermaterial, for the process of cardingf; and Ido hereby declare 'that thefollowing is a full and correct description thereof, reference beinghadutouthe 'accompanying drawings, forming part 'of-this specification,andptothe letters of reference -marked thereon, the same lettersreferring to the same parts'in all the figures.l

lFigure 1 is 'aside' elevation of the machine, with some parts of thecasing removed to showV the cylinders.

Figure 2 is a View ofthe other side ofthe machine. A

Figure 3 is a top-view, with the oiling-apparatus left oi?, and part ofthe top casing removed topshow the cylinder. i v

The main .objects of my improvements are to produce a more regular modeof feeding, machinery for working textile 'and fibrous material, and.also to accomplish a more 'thorough and' uniform oiling of the material,when required, than is attained in the usual way, substituting mechanismin the place of hand-workfor that purpose.

l The construction and operation are" as follows: A is a box or chamberto hold the Wool or other material to be worked, having at its lower endthe cylinder B, and also, on one side, an`endless lapron, C, passingdown nearly to the bottom of the box, the object o f which is toinsurethe passage downward of the material in the box tothe cylinder B.AA movable partition, x, is placed across the-box'to increase o rdiminish the capacity of the space occupied by the inateriz'tl. Thispartition may be kept in plate by pins iu-the holes in the sides of thebox, or by set-screws, or other convenient device, and regulatesthequantity of the material taken by the cylinderB to feedy theVbeater-cylinder, D,"which is placed-near enough to B to take thematerial 'from itas it revolves, and throw it upon the rolls a-,a a, (orendless .apron,) forming a sheet, which passes through the feed rolls,E,.to the second cylinder, Fpvrhich again opens it and throws it uponthe endless' apron, Holes are made in the sides Yand top of the cases Gand G', over the receiving-rolls or endless aprons, to facilitate theregular deposition of the material upon the aprons, by allowing the airto escape that is drawn in at the sides ofthe cases in which thecylinders revolve, by the centrifugal force exerted on the air in thecases by the arms of thelbeater.. This air, rushiuginto the cases overthelaprons,' passes out of the holes,lleaving the material brought inwith it, deposited upon' the apronsingreat uniformity. The endlessapron, H, delivers the sheet of material to the rollers L, S, R, thatcompressitv to a certain extent, and pass it along to be rolled up onthe movable roller K, Awhich rests upon the two rollers M and N. A sheetof cloth, 1a.', or other suitable substance, is fedv in'over the rollerMto be wound up in the lap on K, to keep thedi'erent layers separate,and to prevent tbe drying up of the oil or 'moisture before the lapiscarded. Y I e The oiling-apparatus consistsofth'e case 0, in which aretwo cylinders, 1 and 2, having brushes on their arms. The largercylinder, 1, is used to mix the oil"andrwater, and deliver over thefedgeof the `pan, c,`nnder the smaller cylinder, 2, which takes itfup, anddelivers over the eqdge of'4 the plate, Q,hfrom which it runs down andfalls upon the Ivoolat t, through an opening in the case made for thatpurpose, just as it is passing to the beater-cylinder, D, whereby itgets thoroughly mixed by theA different cylinders by tbe time the lap islinished.

In working cotton, theoiling-apparatus may be dispensed.'with,.and thecylinders used with a blunt tooth, on account of injuring the staple ifsharp ones are used. But for'wool, a sharper .tooth is necessary.

In working Wool, this system of preparation has n'ot only the advantageof saving hands and labor, but gives also a great regularity of feeding,which cannot be obtained by spreading out the wool in the usual waybyhand upon an endless apron, vvhich leaves the uniformity to'dependupon theattention and skill of the person who tends the machine, and. isyalso affected by the variable Weight ofthe Wool when it has been oiledin the usual way of ive or six hundred poundsat a time, some days beforeWorking. The oiling-arrarigement enables me to use oil and Water as one1liquid, thus ditlusing or increasing thebulk of the ailing-mixture, andinsuring a more thorough' oiling of thc'whole material. l u

lhatpart of the mscbine between the feed-rolls E and endless ynpru',inclusive, n'iey.r be attached .directly to a. cardng-mschine,.or te a.cotton-picker, or lapper, vor to a. Wool-burring machine, 'in which4letter case the cylinder B would berldrivenl in'en opposite direction,and an opening made lin the case at t to allow the hard substances inthe wool to be thrown out by the cylinder D) 4 l Thelgeeri'ng, ormodeofdrivng,l the'dierent pcrts of the machine, may bevnried nccording toconvenience,

`but {vill briefly describe thc one used by me.

The mein driving-belt drives the cylinder F, and belt from n. pulley cnthat shaft drives the cylinder D. Bothofthese rcvolvcfrvith greetrapidity. A belt, on n pulley on cylinder B, drives thnt'cylinde'r'bymeans of a. pulley en the feed-rolls E, which receive motiontiuough'cygearwheel on the other side from a. pulley, A:md n bolt froma. pulley l'on cylinder F. Tl1e` parts of the mzchine that wind up thelap', also the endless apron H, are driven by n. belt fromnpulleyonstheend offced-roll E,y cnil 'the oilingmppamtus is driven by ubelt'on' npulley, o1' acone-pulleyfmcy'rbe used, 'on one endof feed-roll'E.

To `regulate the thicknessof the laps for dicrent qualities ofvWool,cotton, 82o., cchnnge of wheels of dii'- ferent sizes is runde'tobe put on ,the end-of the feed-roll, E, that drives thevpartof 4themachine that winds up the laps, so thatpnrt of theymechine, togetherwith the endless apron H, may be driven faster or slower. with regni-dtothe feed-rolls E, thclnps drawnl lighter or heavier, es may be required.'And a. regulatingmechanism is also necessary to lgeep `the materiel outhe endless apron H the sumel thickness, as some qualities 0f W0l,j&c,will collect faster than others, `und would llthe -case G, so es toprevent the escape ofthe'air, in which cese the speed of the e'pron Hondrolls should be increased. .A

Having thus described my improvements,`whnt I claim es my invention,and. desire to' secure by Letters- Patent, is-l l l.V I claim thecombination of the cese or hopper A with endless apron C sindvadjustnble partition :c3-us and -for the purposel set forth. i

2. 4I claim the' combination of the two cylinders D endB, with thecnsennd endless apr-on- C, arranged substnntinllyas herein described,end for the purpose set forth.

3. VI claim the combination of the two brush-cylinders, 1 and 2, tho tworeservoirs O und c, :ind plate Q, substantially es described, :ind forthe 'purpose set forth.

.4. I claim thc combination of the @lling-apparatus, constructed lasdescribed, with the cylinders D and B,

substantially as speciedi. l v

f5". l claim, in combination, thewool-delyering or feeding-mechanism,the 'ailing-mechanism, the pressing und the but or lop-formingmechanism, substantially as described, und `for the-purpose set forth.

' A. J. DERU.

Witnesses:

" WM. D'. ARNOLD, I-I. N. FOSTER, Bosnian,

B.. Bouclier..

